Question

In the process of completing the square, 3x2 + 7x - 12 becomes . x^2+7/4x=4

Answer 1

True or False

Answer 2

When completing the square the sole thing you do first is to see whether x^2 is monic meaning that x^2 does not have coefficients beside it. If there is, you divide everything by the coefficient next to x^2. In this example, there is a coefficient of 3 next to x^2, which means you divide everything by 3. Tell me what you get when you divide everything by 3.